Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model97: Volcanogenic Mn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBraunite, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockShale
Tectonic settingNicoya Ophiolite Complex
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097770
MRDS IDCS00041
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates10.37329, -85.8458
References
ROBERTS, R. J., 1944, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 935-H, P. 393.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.ROBERTS (1944)